News

Benefice Mission Action Plan Survey now online

Published by Sam Swyer on Tue, 14 May 2019 13:32

Please help us - A message from Reverend Matthew Trick

As part of the Benefice Mission Action Planning Process, thePCC hav...

Christian Aid Big Brekkie at Ringwood Parish Church Sat 18th May 2019

Published by Sam Swyer on Thu, 9 May 2019 14:00

Christian Aid Big Brekkie at Ringwood Parish Church

Are you ready to change the world over breakfast? On Saturday 18th May we w...

Reboot AM launch!

Published by Sam Swyer on Wed, 8 May 2019 14:21

Youth ministry every 2nd and 4th Sunday

We are hiring!

Published by Sam Swyer on Mon, 6 May 2019 15:03

Parish Administrator

Part-time permanent post, Salary: £5,460pa plus pension.

Ringwood Benefice...

Praise received for Ride & Stride 2018

Published by Sam Swyer on Fri, 3 May 2019 13:55

We are delighted to have received a letter from Joan Appleyard the Chairman of the Hampshire & the Islands Historic Churches Trust to mark the ...

Danery Confirmation 16 June 2019

Published by Sam Swyer on Wed, 13 Mar 2019 09:15

We are very happy to announce that there is a Deanery Confirmation with Bishop David planned for the 16th June 2019 at 5pm in All Saints Church, Mudeford, Christchurch, BH23 3HS...

Easter Fake news or the Truth?

Published by Sam Swyer on Mon, 11 Mar 2019 12:54

Have you ever been the victim of fake news; has anyone ever made up a story about you? Have you ever been lied about? Are you a victim of gossip? If so, how did you feel, sad, m...

Lent, Holy Week and Easter Services now online

Published by Sam Swyer on Fri, 8 Mar 2019 13:48

Find out what services are over happening over Lent, Holy Week and Easter by viewing them online ...

Auction of Promises Brochure now online - View and bid online!

Published by Sam Swyer on Thu, 7 Mar 2019 14:26

Community spirit set to boost Ringwood Church

Please click here to view the brochure online...

Thanks to Ringwood Parish with Ellingham and Harbridge for their generosity

Published by Sam Swyer on Mon, 4 Mar 2019 13:01

We have been asked to pass this letter of thanks on to the PCC and Congregation of The Parish of Ringwood with Ellingham and Harbridge:...

Lent Pilgrim Course 2019

Published on Fri, 22 Feb 2019 14:00

LentPilgrim is the Church of England’s 2019 Lent campaign. Please click here to learn more and to sign up f...

The Friends of Ringwood Parish Church host Afternoon Tea

Published by Sam Swyer on Tue, 5 Feb 2019 09:15

Despite a smattering of snow, about fifty “Friends” gathered at Greyfriars on 1st February to hear an enchanting talk by Alice May about the time she came home to find her h...

Swift boxes to be installed in Ringwood Church Tower

Published by Sam Swyer on Thu, 17 Jan 2019 13:55

LastSaturday Kevin and Emma Mc Nally our Tower Captain met with members ofHampshire Swifts to discuss the exciting prospect of installing swift boxes within theTower of Ringwood...

Churches Together in Ringwood Week of Prayer for Christian Unity - 18th - 25th January

Published by Sam Swyer on Thu, 17 Jan 2019 10:00

CHURCHES TOGETHER IN RINGWOOD AND DISTRICT

WEEK OF PRAYER FOR CHRISTIAN UNITY

January 2019...

Ringwood Sleep Out currently 4th on the national leaderboard!

Published by Sam Swyer on Fri, 21 Dec 2018 10:16

Now we are close to the finish of the fundraising. According to the online calculator we have £2130, plus some more donations to add ...

Ringwood Parish Church launches Audio-Visual Appeal

Published by Sam Swyer on Fri, 14 Dec 2018 09:14

The Parish Church of St. Peter & St. Paul has launched an urgent and exciting Appeal to raise £20,000 to install a new audio-visual system in the Church and we need your suppor...

All the fun of the Christmas Fair

Published by Sam Swyer on Thu, 6 Dec 2018 10:04

On Sunday afternoon despite the bad weather, Ringwood Parish Church was lit up with fairy lights and was full of the sounds of people taking part in all the fun activities on of...

Sleepout in the rain raises thousands for homeless people

Published by Sam Swyer on Thu, 6 Dec 2018 09:34

As the last of Storm Diana blew through on Friday night (November 30), a group of over 40 adults and children, some as young as four, spent the night in cardboard shelters in t...

Take a look at our 2018 Christmas Services

Published by Sam Swyer on Fri, 30 Nov 2018 14:09

Join us in celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ - God with us

Candlelit Carol Services ...

Join us at the Ringwood Church Parish Fair 2018

Published by Sam Swyer on Sun, 25 Nov 2018 09:00

Please join us at the Ringwood Parish Church Annual Christmas Fair - This promises to be an afternoon of fun before the town Christmas lights are switched on. Look out for Chris...

Support the 2018 Sleepout Challenge

Published by Sam Swyer on Fri, 23 Nov 2018 10:00

Great news! Our sponsorship page is now online so please, if you can either join the team or sponsor us all ...

All Saints Parish Church invite you to their Christmas Fayre

Published by Sam Swyer on Tue, 20 Nov 2018 11:16

Please join us this Saturday, 24th November for the All Saints Parish Church Christmas Fayre. Alongside the crafts and stalls there will be children's magic shows and Chris Newm...

Ringwood Parish Church progress update

Published by Sam Swyer on Fri, 16 Nov 2018 00:00

This week has been a busy week again at Ringwood ParishChurch in terms of the ongoing works....

Join us for the 2018 Sleepout Challenge

Published by Sam Swyer on Mon, 12 Nov 2018 16:48

SleepoutChallenge 2018: 30 November

TheChurch Urban Fund is inviting communities to take part in the SleepoutChallenge to help people struggl...

All Saints Parish Church supports the Link to Hope Shoebox appeal

Published by Sam Swyer on Fri, 9 Nov 2018 14:02

We are delighted to have been informed that All Saints Parish Church havesupported the 2018 Link to Hope Shoebox Appeal....

Please help with the NFDC 2018 Rough Sleeper Estimates

Published by Sam Swyer on Wed, 7 Nov 2018 10:10

On an annual basis all Councils report on the number ofrough sleepers they have in their area. The NFDC's report will be based on thenumber of rough sleepers there are on the night ...

Silent Soldier in Ringwood Parish Churchyard

Published by Sam Swyer on Wed, 7 Nov 2018 09:58

Silent Silhouettes

You may have noticed an addition to our Churchyard over the past few weeks and indeed throughout the town. These Silent Silhouettes have been...

Ringwood Town Remembrance Sunday Service and Parade

Published by Sam Swyer on Fri, 2 Nov 2018 09:00

11/11/18 Remembrance Sunday Service and Parade 10.00am in Market Place

At 10.30am a parade will leave the Ma...

We are hiring

Published by Sam Swyer on Wed, 31 Oct 2018 23:30

Vicar’s PA

Part-time (16 hours per week) permanent post, Salary: £8,700 pa plus pension. ...

Why is Ringwood Parish Church floodlit purple?

Published by Sam Swyer on Wed, 31 Oct 2018 00:00

Why is the Parish Church floodlit purple?

If any of you have passed Ringwood Parish Church one evening this week, you may be wondering why is ...

Soul Food - Food for the body and soul

Published by Sam Swyer on Fri, 19 Oct 2018 12:38

We are very excited about our brand new contemporary Harvest Service which is taking place at 6pm on Saturday 27th October at Ringwood Parish Church....

International Supper being held at All Saints Parish Church

Published by Sam Swyer on Mon, 15 Oct 2018 13:00

We are very happy to inform you that Sue Nixon is hosting another of her infamous International Suppers on Friday 26th October 2018 at All Saints Parish Church, St Leonards and ...

Gill Tybjerg receives her Commission

Published on Mon, 15 Oct 2018 12:00

We are very happy to receive this fantastic news from Hilary Cooper - She writes;

"A few of us we...

Harvest Services 2018

Published by Sam Swyer on Fri, 5 Oct 2018 13:00

Please find details of our Harvest Services below;

October 7th 2018

All Saints Parish Church, Ringwood Service Road, R...

A great night with the Maasai Warriers

Published by Sam Swyer on Fri, 28 Sep 2018 12:37

Yesterday evening the doors to Ringwood Parish Church were thrown open and we welcomed the Osiligi Maasai Warriors to The Benefice. What a great night was had by all. We were tr...

Ringwood Carnival 2018

Published by Sam Swyer on Fri, 21 Sep 2018 13:00

The sun shone down on us all last Saturday afternoon for the annual Ringwood Carnival, which was wonderful as Ringwood Benefice took part in the afternoon parade along with hold...

Support local charity Acts 4 Sharing this Harvest 07.10.18

Published by Sam Swyer on Fri, 14 Sep 2018 09:00

This Harvest Ringwood Parish have decided to support the localChristian charity Acts 4 Sharing....

Ride & Stride Update from Shirley Dewar

Published by Sam Swyer on Thu, 13 Sep 2018 18:00

A huge thank you all to all the churches in the Benefice for opening your doors and welcoming visitors and offering refreshments last Saturday. ...

New Kingdom Essentials Course this autumn

Published by Sam Swyer on Fri, 31 Aug 2018 11:00

We are excited to announce that we are hosting a three-session Kingdom Essentials course on three consecutive Wednesday evenings this autumn. 26th September, 3rd & 10th October ...

An entertaining afternoon with Flö

Published by Sam Swyer on Fri, 24 Aug 2018 17:00

Following their successful performance last month at Ellingham Church, we were very excited to welcome Flö, a Flute & Violin Duo to St Peter and St Paul's Church on Friday 17...

All about Julian Meetings

Published by Sam Swyer on Tue, 21 Aug 2018 14:00

Julian of Norwich was an anchoress. It is fairly certain that she was not a nun. An anchoress was a person called to a solitary life, one that was not cut off from the world, bu...

Ride and Stride information from Shirley Dewar

Published by Sam Swyer on Thu, 16 Aug 2018 17:00

On Saturday 8th September between 10am & 6pm members of our Benefice will be taking part in the Historic Churches Trust Ride and Stride....

Ringwood Carers Group receive donation of £388

Published by Sam Swyer on Tue, 14 Aug 2018 16:00

Thank you to those who supported the Ringwood Carers Group through the Waitrose Green Token scheme in recent months. A total of £388 was raised, every penny of which will be us...

Goodbye and thank you to Debbie

Published by Sam Swyer on Fri, 10 Aug 2018 13:21

Today has been a sad day here at the Benefice Office as we have all said our goodbyes to Debbie Parker who is leaving us today....

A trip to the Kinkiizi Diocese, Uganda

Published by Sam Swyer on Wed, 8 Aug 2018 17:00

‘MukamaAsiimwe! Kinkiizi - Ekumi!!’

If you’re fluent in Rukiga(Kinkiizi’s local language) you’ll know this translates Praise Go...

Classical concert tickets on sale now

Published by Sam Swyer on Mon, 6 Aug 2018 12:30

Following their successful performance last month at Ellingham Church, we are very excited to welcome Flö, a Flute & Violin Duo to St Peter and St Paul's Church on Friday 17...

Remembrance 100 starts 4 August 2018

Published by Sam Swyer on Sat, 4 Aug 2018 10:00

On 4 August 1918 King George V called a National Dayof Prayer. One hundred days later the war ended....

Mothers' Union Coffee & Cake morning raise a fabulous £310

Published by Sam Swyer on Fri, 3 Aug 2018 11:45

On Saturday 28 July Stella & Terry Roberts opened up their home to hold a Mothers' Union coffee & cake morning, held to support the Mothers' Union Summer of Hope Appeal where t...

Ringwood Benefice joins 10k Christians at FOCUS on Somerley Estate

Published by Matthew Trick on Wed, 1 Aug 2018 18:05

Focus is the annual gathering of the HTB network of Churches and it all takes place on the Somerley Estate. This year Matthew and Sarah Trick were invited by HTB, as local Church lea...

Chris Newman - Beach Mission

Published by Sam Swyer on Wed, 1 Aug 2018 00:00

Chris' beach mission blogpost 1

Day 1 - 28 July 2018

Welcome to my beach mission mini blog. We arrivedin Perranporth Cornwall to...

Weekly Newsletter

Benefice Diary

21 MAY

Alpha

Date:

Tuesday, 21 May 2019 18:30 - 21:00

Ringwood Parish Church

Free

Alpha is a series of interactive sessions that freely explore the basics of the Ch...

22 MAY

Benefice Morning Prayer and Worship

Date:

Wednesday, 22 May 2019 08:20 - 09:00

Market Place, BH24 1AW Ringwood, United Kingdom

All are welcome to the Benefice morning worship and prayer meeting which is held at 8.2...

22 MAY

Sunday, 26 May 2019 10:30 - 11:45

St Peter & St Paul, Ringwood

Join us for a celebration of Holy Communion with a talk that will equip you for life as...

26 MAY

Word Watchers

Date:

Sunday, 26 May 2019 10:30 - 11:30

Ringwood Parish Church

Sam Newman

Free

Join us for Word Watchers during the 10.30 service at St. Peter and St. Pauls on the 2n...

26 MAY

Morning Worship

Date:

Sunday, 26 May 2019 10:30 - 11:30

St John's Church, Poulner

Stephen Wood

You are warmly welcome to worship at St John's at this Service of the Word with reading...

26 MAY

Holy Communion

Date:

Sunday, 26 May 2019 10:30 - 11:45

All Saints Church, St Leonards & St Ives

Come and worship with us as we celebrate Holy Communion with hymns & songs and a talk. ...

26 MAY

Family Communion (BCP)

Date:

Sunday, 26 May 2019 11:15 - 12:15

St Mary and All Saints Church, Ellingham

Family Communion

26 MAY

The Four o'clock slot

Date:

Sunday, 26 May 2019 16:00 - 17:00

Ringwood Parish Church

Free

Uplifting worship and teaching, a friendly relaxed atmosphere, great people and no need...

26 MAY

Messy Church

Date:

Sunday, 26 May 2019 16:00 - 17:30

St John's Poulner

Peter Jackson

Join us for family fun at Messy Church

What is mes...

26 MAY

Evensong

Date:

Sunday, 26 May 2019 17:30 - 18:30

Ellingham Church

Join us for Evensong on the fourth Sunday of every month.

26 MAY

Evensong

Date:

Sunday, 26 May 2019 18:00 - 19:00

SLSI

Evensong

28 MAY

Alpha

Date:

Tuesday, 28 May 2019 18:30 - 21:00

Ringwood Parish Church Office (Just behind the Parish Church)

Free

Alpha is a series of interactive sessions that freely explore the basics of the Ch...

29 MAY

Benefice Morning Prayer and Worship

Date:

Wednesday, 29 May 2019 08:20 - 09:00

Market Place, BH24 1AW Ringwood, United Kingdom

All are welcome to the Benefice morning worship and prayer meeting which is held at 8.2...

29 MAY

Date:

Sunday, 2 June 2019 10:30 - 11:45

St Peter & St Paul, Ringwood

Join us for a celebration of Holy Communion this Kinkiizi Sunday with a talk that will ...

02 JUN

All Age Worship at St John's

Date:

Sunday, 2 June 2019 10:30 - 11:45

St John's, Poulner

This Kinkiizi Sunday all are warmly invited to come to this service of songs, readings ...

02 JUN

Holy Communion

Date:

Sunday, 2 June 2019 10:30 - 11:45

All Saints Church, St Leonards & St Ives

Come and join us for our service of Holy Communion this Kinkiizi Sunday with a talk and...

02 JUN

Holy Communion (BCP)

Date:

Sunday, 2 June 2019 11:15 - 12:30

St Mary and All Saints Church, Ellingham

Michael Anderson & Richard Powell

Traditional Service of Holy Communion from the Book of Common Prayer, followed by a 'Br...

02 JUN

The Four o'clock slot

Date:

Sunday, 2 June 2019 16:00 - 17:00

Ringwood Parish Church

Matthew Trick & Chris Kipling

Free

Uplifting worship and teaching, a friendly relaxed atmosphere, great people and no need...

02 JUN

Evensong with Holy Communion

Date:

Sunday, 2 June 2019 18:00 - 18:45

St Paul's, Bisterne

End the day in worship with our sung service of Evensong and Holy Communion.

02 JUN

Amplify

Date:

Sunday, 2 June 2019 18:00 - 19:15

All Saints, St Leonards & St Ives

Peter Vargeson, Ian Whitham & Chris Newman

Contemporary worship service with life-application teaching with a focus on encountering God...

04 JUN

Julian Meeting

Date:

Tuesday, 4 June 2019 14:15 - 15:15

College Road

Anne

Free

Join the Julian Group for silent contemplative prayer in a group session....

04 JUN

Alpha

Date:

Tuesday, 4 June 2019 18:30 - 21:00

Ringwood Parish Church

Free

Alpha is a series of interactive sessions that freely explore the basics of the Ch...

05 JUN

Benefice Morning Prayer and Worship

Date:

Wednesday, 5 June 2019 08:20 - 09:00

Market Place, BH24 1AW Ringwood, United Kingdom

All are welcome to the Benefice morning worship and prayer meeting which is held at 8.2...

05 JUN

Join us for Word Watchers during the 10.30 service at St. Peter and St. Pauls on the 2n...

09 JUN

Holy Communion

Date:

Sunday, 9 June 2019 10:30 - 11:30

All Saint's Church, St Leonards & St Ives

You are warmly invited to this celebration of Holy Communion with Children's activities...

09 JUN

Reboot AM

Date:

Sunday, 9 June 2019 10:30 - 11:40

Ringwood Benefice Office

Being a teenager is about growing in all kinds of ways. You should choose a youth group...

09 JUN

Worship for All with Moyles Court

Date:

Sunday, 9 June 2019 11:15 - 12:15

St Mary and All Saints Church, Ellingham

09 JUN

Deanery Event - Thy Kingdom Come

Date:

Sunday, 9 June 2019 16:00 - 17:00

Ringwood Parish Church

Matthew Trick & Chris Kipling

Free

You are invited to this special Christchurch Deanery Beacon Thy Kingdom Come Event at S... Read more

09 JUN

Evensong

Date:

Sunday, 9 June 2019 18:00 - 19:00

All Saints Parish Church

Free

Service of Evening Prayer with hymns and bible readings. Includes a short talk.

11 JUN

Alpha

Date:

Tuesday, 11 June 2019 18:30 - 21:00

Ringwood Parish Church

Free

Alpha is a series of interactive sessions that freely explore the basics of the Ch...

12 JUN

Benefice Morning Prayer and Worship

Date:

Wednesday, 12 June 2019 08:20 - 09:00

Market Place, BH24 1AW Ringwood, United Kingdom

All are welcome to the Benefice morning worship and prayer meeting which is held at 8.2...

12 JUN

13 JUN

Holy Communion

Date:

Thursday, 13 June 2019 10:00 - 10:45

All Saints Parish Church, St Ives, Ringwood

Mid-week celebration of Holy Communion with a short talk. Followed by Coffee Corner in All&n...

13 JUN

Coffee Mornings

Date:

Thursday, 13 June 2019 10:30 - 12:00

All Saints Parish Church SLSI

Please join us each week for a casual cuppa and friendly conversation.

15 JUN

Beginners Guitar Club

Date:

Saturday, 15 June 2019 09:15 - 10:00

Ringwood Parish Church

Free

We welcome you to join us at Ringwood Parish Church for our beginners guitar club. Brin...

16 JUN

Date:

Sunday, 16 June 2019 10:30 - 11:45

St Peter & St Paul, Ringwood

Join us for a celebration of Holy Communion with a talk that will equip you for life as...

16 JUN

Holy Communion

Date:

Sunday, 16 June 2019 10:30 - 11:45

St John's, Poulner

Michael Anderson

The congregation of St John's, Poulner warmly invite you to join them for their celebration ...

16 JUN

Matins

Date:

Sunday, 16 June 2019 10:30 - 11:30

St Paul's Church, Bisterne

Stephen Wood

Traditional service of Matins (Morning Prayer) with a short talk.

16 JUN

Matins (BCP)

Date:

Sunday, 16 June 2019 11:15 - 12:15

St Mary and All Saints Church, Ellingham

Richard Powell

16 JUN

Confirmation Service

Date:

Sunday, 16 June 2019 16:00 - 17:00

Mudeford 95, BH23 3HS Christchurch, United Kingdom

Matthew Trick & Chris Newman

Free

We are very happy to announce that there is a Deanery Confirmation with Bishop David pl...

16 JUN

Informal Service of Evening Prayer

Date:

Sunday, 16 June 2019 18:00 - 19:00

All Saint's Church, St Leonards & St Ives

Informal service of evening prayer using contemporary language, with hymns and a talk. ...

18 JUN

Alpha

Date:

Tuesday, 18 June 2019 18:30 - 21:00

Ringwood Parish Church

Free

Alpha is a series of interactive sessions that freely explore the basics of the Ch...

19 JUN

Date:

Thursday, 20 June 2019 10:30 - 12:00

All Saints Parish Church SLSI

Please join us each week for a casual cuppa and friendly conversation.

22 JUN

Beginners Guitar Club

Date:

Saturday, 22 June 2019 09:15 - 10:00

Ringwood Parish Church

Free

We welcome you to join us at Ringwood Parish Church for our beginners guitar club. Brin...

23 JUN

Date:

Sunday, 23 June 2019 10:30 - 11:45

St Peter & St Paul, Ringwood

Join us for a celebration of Holy Communion with a talk that will equip you for life as...

23 JUN

Word Watchers

Date:

Sunday, 23 June 2019 10:30 - 11:30

SPSP

Free

Join us for Word Watchers during the 10.30 service at St. Peter and St. Pauls on the 2n...

23 JUN

Morning Worship

Date:

Sunday, 23 June 2019 10:30 - 11:30

St John's Church, Poulner

Stephen Wood

You are warmly welcome to worship at St John's at this Service of the Word with reading...

23 JUN

Holy Communion

Date:

Sunday, 23 June 2019 10:30 - 11:45

All Saints Church, St Leonards & St Ives

Come and worship with us as we celebrate Holy Communion with hymns & songs and a talk. ...

23 JUN

Family Communion (BCP)

Date:

Sunday, 23 June 2019 11:15 - 12:15

St Mary and All Saints Church, Ellingham

Richard Emblin

23 JUN

The Four o'clock slot

Date:

Sunday, 23 June 2019 16:00 - 17:00

Ringwood Parish Church

Free

Uplifting worship and teaching, a friendly relaxed atmosphere, great people and no need...

23 JUN

Evensong

Date:

Sunday, 23 June 2019 17:30 - 18:30

Ellingham Church

Join us for Evensong on the fourth Sunday of every month.

23 JUN

Evensong

Date:

Sunday, 23 June 2019 18:00 - 19:00

SLSI

Evensong

25 JUN

Alpha

Date:

Tuesday, 25 June 2019 18:30 - 21:00

Ringwood Parish Church

Free

Alpha is a series of interactive sessions that freely explore the basics of the Ch...

26 JUN

Benefice Morning Prayer and Worship

Date:

Wednesday, 26 June 2019 08:20 - 09:00

Market Place, BH24 1AW Ringwood, United Kingdom

All are welcome to the Benefice morning worship and prayer meeting which is held at 8.2...

Christian Aid Big Brekkie at Ringwood Parish Church Sat 18th May 2019

Ringwood Parish Church launches Audio-Visual Appeal

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